Coronary heart disease and associated risk factors in Qazvin: a population-based study

• Published in: Eastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 33 - 41
• Main Authors: Fakhrzadeh, H, Bandarian, F, Adibi, H, Samavat, T, Malekafzali, H, Hodjatzadeh, E, Larijani, B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Egypt 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Angina Pectoris - epidemiology; Coronary Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Disease - etiology; Coronary Disease - prevention & control; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Complications - epidemiology; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Iran - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology; Myocardial Ischemia - epidemiology; Obesity - epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Smoking - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urban Health - statistics & numerical data; Iran
• ISSN: 1020-3397

In a cross-sectional study in Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran, 846 residents (425 men and 421 women) aged > or = 25 years were assessed for coronary heart disease and its associated risk factors comparing ischaemic and non-ischaemic groups. The age-adjusted prevalence of possible myocardial infarction, ischaemic ECG changes and angina pectoris were 4.2%, 36.8% and 2.2% respectively. There was no difference in the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure and body mass index between ischaemic and non-ischaemic groups. There was a significant association between possible myocardial infarction and hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and smoking in women. There was also a significant association between ischaemic ECG changes and waist-hip ratio in women and between ischaemic ECG changes and hypertension in men.